Description: She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length brown hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A 4'11" northern man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he usually wears his pastel robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fortune-teller. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Merla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Hematite (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Fire opal (400 gp).

Description: This woman likes to wear white tank tops with tan skirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Jade (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). White pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.